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Septa-Surface 2798 8-20-80
Septa-Surface all-electric PCC 2798 (St Louis 1947) exits surface car subway @ 40th & Woodland 8-20-80 on Route 13 YEADON.
Postwar PCC's like 2798 had electric braking (hence all-electric label, standee windows (except on double-enders and cars purchased by Kansas City), and had windshields at creater angle than on prewar cars. This car was originally built with a conductor's booth for two-man operation but had been converted by time of photo.
Septa-Surface 2798 8-20-80
Septa-Surface all-electric PCC 2798 (St Louis 1947) exits surface car subway @ 40th & Woodland 8-20-80 on Route 13 YEADON.
Postwar PCC's like 2798 had electric braking (hence all-electric label, standee windows (except on double-enders and cars purchased by Kansas City), and had windshields at creater angle than on prewar cars. This car was originally built with a conductor's booth for two-man operation but had been converted by time of photo.